Thanks to mybabyjohn/delores over at thefeatherednest for allowing me to use this 'Kreative Blogger Award'.
Seven things you (may) not know about me:
1. I am 70 years old - Yes! a real Grumpy Old Man (that's G.O.M. - lol!) - Had my seventieth birthday this month.
2. I am multi-skilled with degrees in Arts (Sociology), Litt B (Archaeology and Prehistory), Grad Dip Ed. (Adult Education) and Nursing (Administration) - tho' I am now retired.
3. We have two grandsons aged 7 and 9 who live with their other grandparents in Sydney.
4. I drive as a volunteer driver two days a week for our Home Living Support Service ferrying elderly local residents to medical appointments throughout our region.
5. I have two fruiting black olive trees in our garden for which I am purchasing a home olive press to make my own olive oil and next spring I am going to plant and trellis two Chinese Gooseberry ('Kiwi Fruit') vines.
6. I am a philatelist - I collect Australian stamps and have 29 albums of Australian stamps that are illustrated and annotated and so are a constant reminder to me of Australian society and its history.
7. I am a keen amateur photographer and always carry a pocket Nikon camera with me - which drives some friends mad (sorry 'Neen! lol)
I created this blog to talk about my home region. I've used many images, including archival images but mostly I've used my own images.
8 comments:
an old grump?
never!
Oh JohnG, many would disagree with you - p'raps 'cos of my penchant for taking a leaf from St. Paul in his second letter to the Corinthians 'do not suffer fools gladly'
Ya gotta love Grumpy Old Men!
Of course you do - they are fabled beings in any community that has ever existed! lol!
A belated Happy Birthday, John!
Hope you have a wonderful Friday!
Thank you Linda. I'm afraid that as you get into the 'aged ranks' birthdays lose a lot of their fun and become more of a 'marker' than a 'landmark'.
Birthdays are always better than the alternative though. I love the idea of home grown olive oil, and chinese gooseberries (which is what my father called them).
LoL! Yes I prefer a "birth"day over the alternative.
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